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  • Information Dashboard Design- The Emperor Has No Clothes
    By CMcCullen on November 8th, 2008 | 11 Comments11 Comments Comments
    Stephen Few an expert in data visualization? Then why does his widely read book, Information Dashboard Design, mislead his readers while ignoring the most powerful dashboard display media available? Information Dashboard Design- The Emperor Has No Clothes ...
  • Applications That Fit Your Needs
    By CMcCullen on September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments Comments
    Whether you are a small business, wanting to look at limited amounts of data, to a large corporation, viewing mass amount of data, FYI has a product to suite your budget and your needs. We are in the business of freeing up decision makers, creating efficiency and order. We give you time back: Time t...
  • FYI Revamps Display
    By SBerger on September 18th, 2008 | No Comments Comments
    August, 27, 2008: Cynergy is the global leader in the design and development of Rich Internet Applications specializing in Microsoft Silverlight and WPF as well as Adobe Flex and AIR. Using its proven LookFirst approach to the design and development process, Cynergy has created rich, powerful busine...
  • The Power Of FYI Visual
    By admin on September 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment1 Comment Comments
    In today’s hectic business world, with spreadsheets, pie charts and line graphs, managers are being inundated with mass amounts of data that is time consuming to look at, not to mention difficult to decipher.  In many cases, by the time the team of managers gets through the piles of spreadshe...
  • A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Data Points
    By Mendez on September 15th, 2008 | 3 Comments3 Comments Comments
    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Most visualization tools assume that users are either Xbox gamers or Ph.D.s. Between these extremes are mainstream business users underserved by basic charts and graphs. Even twinkling executive dashboards that use speedometers, stoplights, and gas gauges are rudimentary and insult...
  • Warning Against Pie Charts
    By SBerger on September 13th, 2008 | No Comments Comments
    “Pie charts are generally not recommended to visualize information!” “Studies have shown that pie charts are hard to read if you actually have to answer questions about the numbers they represent. They look very pleasing and are used in a lot of places but they do not help to visua...